MobyDickFace
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Seems like common sense and a half decent memory is sufficient right? Sounds like a pain in the ass recording a grip of sets on the regular.. Do any of you do this?
Is recording your workouts necessary or excessive?
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gram of tren
so vain
whats the purpose?
DipKing
YAYYYY!!
How do you record meals? I have a droid.
Metalhead
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My fitness pal app. You can scan the barcode or just type it in and find the right item and log what, when, and how much you ate.
Metalhead
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Personal preference and habit. I prefer to track my progress. Either doing more weight or a rep or two more is a + for me
MobyDickFace
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This app is the fuckin bomb I use it to... Learned how to gauge my metabolism and eat at a slight surplus w/ this app... Also just DLed gymbuddy app.. looks dope so far. Check it out
This brings up a random thought... out of all the videos/clips I've seen of pro BBrs lifting..I have never ever seen any of them writing shit down in a notebook. Just having the agressive goal oriented mentallity pushes you to give 110% everytime..well that and a gram of tren lol.
cbman2184
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Looking at your logbook knowing what you have to do to beat your best will bring out the best in you... ultimately you are forcing strength gains and size gains.
^^^ this. By knowing exactly where I was for weight and reps last week allows me to push for more weight and or reps. Also when I feel like I'm not a strong as I want to be I can look back and see steady progress from week to week.
halfwit
I like turtles.
I do the exact same. Have for years and will continue to do so in the future.
CanAmBrah
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^^^These. I find it a huge help. May be a pain to some, but it saves me time in the gym. No thinking, no guessing. I know exactly what I'm doing next, how much weight/reps I need to beat last time. Mentally, I know I have to beat that, and it's like a mind frame of looking at the last numbers, and just knowing you will. And if something hangs for a few sessions, I know I have to do something.
Once every 5 or 6 weeks, I sit down for half an hour with my pen and my ruler, and lay out the upcoming 5 or 6 weeks workouts, fill out the starting weights, and fill the pages, then do it again.
Black Beard
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It is pretty important.
Reason 1. On a cut, you want to keep track of strength loss/gain. It's a decent indicator of a successful cut.
Reason 2. On a bulk, progressive overload is your friend. You want to up that weight on a consistent basis. Having the numbers in front of you makes it much easier. If you want to rely on memory that's a-ok, i get lazy too sometimes
When i get really lazy, i say fuck it. I recommend you keep at least a general set of notes. You want to have a baseline. It isn't required, but it sure helps.
Reason 1. On a cut, you want to keep track of strength loss/gain. It's a decent indicator of a successful cut.
Reason 2. On a bulk, progressive overload is your friend. You want to up that weight on a consistent basis. Having the numbers in front of you makes it much easier. If you want to rely on memory that's a-ok, i get lazy too sometimes
When i get really lazy, i say fuck it. I recommend you keep at least a general set of notes. You want to have a baseline. It isn't required, but it sure helps.
I started using 5x5 and Wendler and still incorporate many of their principles. Both these programs had you calculate the upcoming month like others have said. I still at least track the heavy set for my compound movement and use that to calculate my ramping weights in my head in the gym. Assistance I just try to progressively overload.
notdorianyates
What's in a name?
Used to record every rep and set, but got out of the habit. I find recording pbs is sufficient now. Gives good punctuation and a record of success. That kind of benchmark is enough for me.
I think recording could be a useful tool, but it's never been something I was interested in trying.
It seems to me that the benefit of knowing exactly which rep was tough, or any of the other little tidbits of information I would get from recording are a poor trade off for the the loss of intensity I'm sure I'd experience if I had to stop and write everything I was doing down.
It seems to me that the benefit of knowing exactly which rep was tough, or any of the other little tidbits of information I would get from recording are a poor trade off for the the loss of intensity I'm sure I'd experience if I had to stop and write everything I was doing down.
